Is there anyone other than me that is proud of this country?

[Jim Newman]

Oh look, it's one of the ARW groupies!- that's always such a rewarding role.

[Frank Erskine]

What's a "UK Sport"? I don't get any funding for my occasional games of squash (or for swimming).

[Jim Newman]

Yes; so the fact that ARW is one of the biggest critics of 'the way we run things' and then purporting to ask "Is there anyone other than me" proud of GB achievements is just WRONG

[geoff]

TNP vs Speed spelling bee ???

[geoff]

NO - Olympic spots

[geoff]

they aren't

[geoff]

Other than shag your mum?

[geoff]

In message , brass monkey writes

Thats the beauty

of he wins he's one of us, if not, he's another useless porrigewog

[Jim Newman]

Oh look, it's one of the ARW groupies!- that's always such a rewarding role.

[geoff]

In message , Jim Newman writes

If there was a gold medal for making things up, you'd be right up there

as it is, nobody seems to have written what you imagine they have

and ... if you want a fence putting up, this NG is all about doing it yourself not getting a man in, you stupid f*ck.

And ... I'm not sure I've ever seen a useful contribution to this NG from you, why not bugger off somewhere else

[Jim Newman]

Oh look, it's one of the ARW groupies!- that's always such a rewarding role.

[geoff]

No - just one of the many here who are in agreement that you are a useless of space

People in uk.diy tend to get known for their contributions to the group

Other than demonstrating that you are an unwanted spunk puddle, what have you contributed here?

[The Natural Philosopher]

Only with CAR BODY FILLER!!!

[John Rumm]

Sorry, perhaps I was not being clear. I was implying that you Jim were being miserable.

Of the various posts that have appeared in this group recently (see the "OT: The Olympic Games" thread for example) with the general theme of "the country is going to the dogs", "Olympics are a wast of time/money etc". I don't recall Adam being the source of any of them. In fact most of his posts have championed the games.

Perhaps you would care to provide a reference to the posts you seem to think you have read?

Also I was not aware that pride in one's country or the achievements of its athletes actually required that one had personally assisted in their achievement. However you seem to suggest it is, but then go on to claim pride yourself. Perhaps we should hold you to your own standards and question what your personal contribution has been?

You said "ARW is one of the people who regularl y knocks the people of GB and their achievements" (sic), again there seems to be little evidence of this. Plenty of others posts are far more negative. Would you care to provide some evidence? Is it just that you have a crush on ARW? (not wishing to disappoint, but I get the impression that folks named "Jim" are not usually his type)

Now let's move on to your contributions Jim. In this group people earn respect by their contributions; helping others, posting useful information, solving problems, making worthwhile contributions to the faq / wiki etc. While regulars like Geoff and Adam may not suffer fools gladly, they have at least been contributing useful stuff for over a decade. What have you done Jim?

Now unless you are just one of wodney's sock puppets, it would appear that your entire contribution to usenet so far seems to have been some

20 posts or so, the first being one to call someone a "stupid f*ck", then several more to this thread to have a pop at various others. Unless you can dramatically add some value to your contributions you will rapidly find your outpourings awarded the same respect as that given the other oxygen thieves that lurk under stones round here.

So which is it to be Jim, useful contributor, or kill file fodder?

[ARWadsworth]

If life get's that bad that I ever need pity from the likes of Jim I shall kill myself.

[ARWadsworth]

It is easier to buy rocking horse shit than it is to find a useful post made by Jim.

[Huge]

It's not politically correct to support shooting.

[Bob Eager]

True. He did mention the loss of funding but didn't (in the interview) say who pulled it.

Motor racing is/will be next to be politically incorrect!

[Dave Plowman (News)]

It hasn't been for years.

If athletics were like motor sport, you'd allow a horse to race against a human. But advertise that horse as a human.

[Bob Eager]

That was really a comment on Huge's predilections..